Top 25 Polls & NET Ranking (12/10)

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AP Top 25 (12/10)
1. Kansas (57) (8-0)
2. Duke (4) (9-1)
3. Tennessee (1) (7-1)
4. Gonzaga (1) (9-1)
5. Michigan (1) (10-0)
6. Virginia (1) (9-0)
7. Nevada (10-0)
8. Auburn (8-1)
9. Michigan State (8-2)
10. Florida State (8-1)
11. Texas Tech (8-0)
12. North Carolina (7-2)
13. Virginia Tech (8-1)
14. Buffalo (9-0)
15. Ohio State (8-1)
16. Wisconsin (8-2)
17. Villanova (8-2)
18. Mississippi State (8-1)
19. Kentucky (7-2)
20. Arizona State (7-1)
21. Marquette (8-2)
22. Iowa (7-2)
23. Furman (10-0)
24. Houston (8-0)
25t. Indiana (8-2)
25t. Syracuse (7-2)
25t. Kansas State (6-2)

Others Receiving Votes
Nebraska, Maryland, Oklahoma, Cincinnati, St. John's, Purdue, North Carolina State, Iowa State, TCU, San Francisco, UCLA, Minnesota, Butler, NJIT, Seton Hall, Davidson, Florida, Texas

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USA Today Coaches Poll (12/10)
1. Kansas (26) (8-0)
2. Duke (1) (9-1)
3. Virginia (1) (9-0)
4. Tennessee (7-1)
5. Michigan (3) (10-0)
6. Gonzaga (1) (9-1)
7. Nevada (10-0)
8. Auburn (8-1)
9. Michigan State (8-2)
10. Florida State (8-1)
11. Texas Tech (8-0)
12. North Carolina (7-2)
13. Virginia Tech (8-1)
14. Ohio State (8-1)
15. Buffalo (9-0)
16. Villanova (8-2)
17. Mississippi State (8-1)
18. Kentucky (7-2)
19. Wisconsin (8-2)
20. Arizona State (7-1)
21. Iowa (7-2)
22. Houston (8-0)
23. Maryland (8-2)
24. Kansas State (6-2)
25. Nebraska (8-2)

Others Receiving Votes
Marquette, Cincinnati, St. John's, Furman, Purdue, Indiana, Syracuse, Oklahoma, TCU, UCLA, Iowa State, North Carolina State, North Texas, Central Florida, Creighton, Florida, Arizona, Texas

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NCAA NET Rankings (12/10)
1. Michigan
2. Virginia
3. Duke
4. Texas Tech
5. Tennessee
6. Kansas
7. Gonzaga
8. Nevada
9. Michigan State
10. Auburn
11. Wisconsin
12. Buffalo
13. Ohio State
14. Houston
15. North Carolina
16. Nebraska
17. Oklahoma
18. North Carolina State
19. Louisville
20. Indiana
21. San Francisco
22. Marquette
23. Villanova
24. Virginia Tech
25. Cincinnati
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31. Purdue
42. Maryland
44. Iowa
47. Northwestern
55. Minnesota
81. Penn State
115. Rutgers
121. Illinois

 

[AuroraHawk]

As of 12/10 (teams that Iowa has defeated):
Iowa State - 35
Oregon - 58
UConn - 64
Pittsburgh - 103

Up next:
UNI - 228

It just dawned on me that Iowa has a really strong chance to "run the table" in the non-conference part of the schedule. The two B1G games (losses) have thrown me off. When is the last time that Iowa ran the table against non-conference opponents?

Also, if Iowa can beat Rutgers and Illinois, there's a real chance that it may not have a loss to a team that is rated outside of the top 100 in computer rankings. NCAA Net has both Illinois and Rutgers outside of the top 100. KenPom has both Illinois and Rutgers just outside the top 100. Sagarin has both Illinois and Rutgers just inside the top 100. RealTimeRPI has Rutgers inside the top 100 and Illinois well outside the top 100.

If Iowa doesn't stub its toe against its last 4 non-conference foes and doesn't gag against either Illinois or Rutgers, that would put them in a situation where they don't have a "bad" loss on the resume. When's the last time that happened?

That written, they could lose a crap ton of B1G games since the league is strong in positions 1-10 or 1-11. Going to be an interesting year.

 

[Hawksfor3]

We need to protect home court and try like hell to grab a few on the road.

 

[binsfeldcyhawk2]

As of 12/10 (teams that Iowa has defeated):
Iowa State - 35
Oregon - 58
UConn - 64
Pittsburgh - 103

Up next:
UNI - 228

It just dawned on me that Iowa has a really strong chance to "run the table" in the non-conference part of the schedule. The two B1G games (losses) have thrown me off. When is the last time that Iowa ran the table against non-conference opponents?

Also, if Iowa can beat Rutgers and Illinois, there's a real chance that it may not have a loss to a team that is rated outside of the top 100 in computer rankings. NCAA Net has both Illinois and Rutgers outside of the top 100. KenPom has both Illinois and Rutgers just outside the top 100. Sagarin has both Illinois and Rutgers just inside the top 100. RealTimeRPI has Rutgers inside the top 100 and Illinois well outside the top 100.

If Iowa doesn't stub its toe against its last 4 non-conference foes and doesn't gag against either Illinois or Rutgers, that would put them in a situation where they don't have a "bad" loss on the resume. When's the last time that happened?

That written, they could lose a crap ton of B1G games since the league is strong in positions 1-10 or 1-11. Going to be an interesting year.

I was going to post something similar. If we finish the OOC I think we get in the dance with a 10-10 conference record...The B1G will keep our SOS high enough that our NET rating will still be good enough